A West End play, 'Slave Play', faces criticism for hosting all-black audience nights to provide a 'free from the white gaze' experience. The playwright defends the move, stating the need for black audience members to feel safe. The initiative has sparked controversy, with some labeling it as cultural segregation. The U.K. Prime Minister's office condemns the black-only performances, calling them 'wrong and divisive.'
The U.K. Prime Minister's office said two proposed performances of Jeremy O. Harris‘s 'Slave Play' for mostly Black audiences would be "wrong and divisive." https://t.co/mMXO0tKdZf
West End show 'carefully considering' black-only nights after criticism from PM https://t.co/J3c6n7QLhQ
'Slave Play' Black Out Performances Slammed by U.K. Prime Minister's Office as 'Wrong and Divisive' https://t.co/Sp5NwF8EYH
Controversy surrounds London's West End for hosting 'Black Out' performances free from the 'white gaze' The "Black Out nights" concept was developed to foster a "safe space" for black people without external pressure of a racially mixed audience. READ: https://t.co/MreEPqPfsi.
London’s West End play to host blacks only nights to insulate attendees from “the White gaze.” Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/E9ggr8bNhD
Government criticises black-only audiences at ‘Slave Play’ https://t.co/vjWJW2PmkR
'Cultural segregation should not be legitimised by sweet-sounding progressive language'. @tomowolade reacts to a West End play's 'black-only' audience initiative 👇 https://t.co/aK6agm7I7r
Producers of a West End theatrical production are “carefully considering” holding evenings with black-only audiences amid criticism from Downing Street. Slave Play at the Noel Coward Theatre, which features Kit Harington among the cast, was set to have two performances aimed https://t.co/XgVmOO5uct
"Not just morally wrong. It is also silly." @tomowolade gives his verdict on the West End theatre restricting certain nights of its new play to an "all black-identifying audience" @UnHerd https://t.co/nfUIjE8piY
London play will have 'all-Black' audience nights to allow experience 'free from the White gaze' https://t.co/Sak4Ae5VPm
A spokesperson for Rishi Sunak has described plans to hold West End theatre performances solely for Black audiences as “concerning” and “wrong” https://t.co/YzKFaKFvgN
Social policy analyst Dr Rakib Ehsan says it should be illegal for West End’s ‘Slave Play’ to host nights exclusively for ‘all-black identifying audiences.' “I don’t want to see this US-inspired racial identity politics.” @JuliaHB1 | @rakibehsan https://t.co/yV1VuEvJJE
It has always crossed my mind that when a theatre specifies black only audience, it's a publicity gimmick. The Noel Coward Theatre @DMTWestEnd is putting a production of Slave Play, with nights for blacks to "avoid the white gaze". That or playwright @jeremyoharris is a… https://t.co/LMXbHHmbpd
A controversial West End theatre production about race, identity and sexuality in 21st century America will put on two nights for black-only audiences to watch the play "free from the white gaze". https://t.co/x9M9KKNs0F
🗞️ The Daily Mail: 'West End play tells white theatregoers they aren't welcome as it hosts all-black audience nights at Kit Harington production to 'protect' ticket holders from the white gaze' @AndrewDoyle_com @LewisSchaffer @JoshxHowie https://t.co/fXRRCQNYGH
It's reported that a West End theatre play will host all-black audience nights so they can watch ‘free from the white gaze'. Mike Graham: “Imagine putting on a play where only white people were allowed to go… How soon before the police would be at the stage door?” @Iromg https://t.co/3UC0DXkm1x
The playwright says black audience members need to ‘feel safe with a lot of other black people”, as “black audiences and white audiences respond to things differently”. If you think this isn’t racism, just substitute white for black. West End play stages black-only shows 'free…
"West End play stages shows to all-black audience ‘free from the white gaze’" https://t.co/yeQJUoblgL
West End play criticised over decision to have 'Black Out' performances - to protect theatre goers from 'the white gaze' https://t.co/4OIn1hWyJU